Science Education and Bilingualism.

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  • Additional Information
    • Peer Reviewed:
      N
    • Source:
      21
    • Subject Terms:
      Bilingual Students; Bilingualism; Elementary Education; Elementary School Science; Hypothesis Testing; Learning Theories; Problem Solving; Science Education; Scientific Methodology
    • Abstract:
      Reported is a study to examine the effects of bilingualism on the ability to formulate scientific hypotheses or solutions to science problems by examining results of the same treatment motivating hypothesis formation given by the same teacher to classes of sixth-grade students ranging from monolingual English-speaking children to proficient bilingual Spanish-English speaking children. Results from these experimental groups were compared with control groups. The treatment given the experimental groups consisted of 12 science inquiry film sessions, and 6 discussion sessions, each 40 minutes in length, with all sessions for all groups taught by the same teacher in English. A significant difference was found between the experimental and control groups for both monolinguals and bilinguals when comparing the scopes for quality of scientific hypotheses, with the bilinguals scoring higher. (Author/DS)
    • Publication Date:
      1981
    • Accession Number:
      ED193024